I use Burberry Trench the majority of the time, though I will use other highlighting shades, especially if the palette I’m testing already has an appropriate one. Sometimes they can be too shimmery, so I will still use Trench to mattify it.

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I have one shimmery and one matte one on hand at all times! I’ve been wearing a shimmery eye most days lately so I’ve pretty much only been using MAC Yogurt because it’s matte and I prefer a matte highlight with a shimmery eye. ^_^

Short answer: YES. I m tripping over boxes of eyeshadows, it is my particular weakness in cosmetics. There is no rhyme or reason to what goes on my lids. I do prefer something more opaque, more pale, and often reach for a shimmer, glitter, frost or shiney color of some kind even when the rest of the lid is more satin or matte.

I 99.99% of the time use Wet and Wild Brulee eyeshadow to highlight its the perfect matte creamy yellow toned color that is a dream to blend and goes with everything and doesn’t look stark light on my dark mexican skin(:

I literally have about 50 highlight colours (i know i know i’m linda and i’m an eyeshadowaholic) but i tend to always reach for the same 2/3 everytime, usually MAC blanc type, Mylar and i can’t remember the other one off the top of my head.

I have loads of highlighting shades, but most often I reach for MAC Vanilla, Phloof, Shroom, Blanc Type, Femme Fi, Dazzlelight and Creamy Bisque (I wish I’d bought a back-up of this one!). I like that some are more pink, some neutral, some more gold, and they have different finishes. Often I’ll use a more matte or satin shade from crease to brow and just add a little shimmer right under the brow. If I’m doing a look from a palette then I’ll probably use the highlighting shade included, if there is one.

I’m finishing off my second Blanc Type from MAC and I’m replacing it with my NYC Union Square brown bone shade I depotted from the palette that has the primer (not the quad of the same name… boo that! Why did you name two products by the same name NYC?)

I general use a matte light then my skin or white highlight in my looks as i have small eye. The most shimmer I got for is a satin finish like UD Virgin.

I use a nice warm vanilla color that I got from a Lancome GWP. It’s not too light, not too dark, matte, and just the right consistency. Once I run out I have about a million other options (since just about every palette comes with a highlight color that’s fairly similar). I always stick to a warm vanilla because I find that more flattering on me than a cool tone.

I learned a trick from watching Rae Morris and now I only use a shimmery highlighter by taking a skinny angled brush and placing it directly under the eyebrow starting at the arch and extending to the end in a thin line. It’s very subtle. It keeps that area from looking puffy (since shimmery shades there can make it look like the brow bone is puffed out, and is kind of harsh for daytime).

You mean Rae Morris THE MAKEUP ARTIST, right? Not the singer/songwriter Rae Morris… It took me a moment to comprehend and made my day once I succeedeed 😉 Because I listen to Rae a lot and at first I was really perplexed like “wow, that’s curious, I’ve seen so much of her and never drawn any particular makeup inspiration…” 😉

I don’t really highlight my browbone, because I already use two shades in my eyebrows, darker from above and lighter over the browbone, so I’m just too lazy to use an additional shade for my browbone itself…

I use a couple of different highlighters depending on the look. I switch between MAC Vapour, MAC Brule, Illamasqua Stealth. I too do not care for too much of a shimmery highlight although sometimes I will add just the faintest touch of shimmer using a loose mineral powder like OCC to co-ordinate the look. Generally speaking, I go for a matte highlight.

When I’m not wearing eyeshadow (which is most of the time – I have hooded eyes and just don’t spend a lot of time on something that won’t be seen) I swipe my Dior Amber Diamond just under my brow for a little sheen. If I do wear shadow, I usually use MAC Brule or Blanc Type or something similar. I don’t recall ever using a shimmery highlight color on my brow, but sometimes use one in my tear duct. I have go-tos, but I don’t think there’s any single thing I have only one of. There are way too many options out there to limit one’s self:D